According to the DANE, the unemployment rate decreased 1.7 percentage points compared to June 2024.
In June 2025, the unemployment rate in Colombia was 8.6 %, a decrease of 1.7 percentage points compared to 10.3 % recorded in the same month of the previous year.
This was confirmed by the director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane, Piedad Urdinola, who He stressed that it is the lowest level for a month of June since 2018.
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“This is a statistically significant variation that reflects a general improvement in the labor market ”Urdinola said. In the case of the 13 main cities and metropolitan areas, the rate was 8.3 %, compared to 10.2 % of the same period of 2024.
The director also indicated that the unemployed population was reduced by 401,000 people, with a percentage variation of -15.3 %, and that the occupation rate rose to 58.4 %, compared to 57.2 %recorded a year ago. “All geographical domains showed growth in the employed population. Nationally, the increase was 831,000 people, ”he added.
For economic branches, the highest growth in the number of employed was given in manufacturing industries, with a contribution of 1.4 percentage points and 316,000 additional people. Also The sectors of Public Administration, Defense, Education and Health, with an increase of 241,000 people.
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As for gender unemployment, the rate for women was 10.8 % and for men of 6.9 %, which represents a gap of 3.9 percentage points. This difference was reduced 0.6 points compared to the same month of 2024.
Cities
In the young segment, the unemployment rate also decreased significantly, placing 15.3 % for the April-June 2025 mobile quarter.
The cities with the highest rates in this population were Quibdó (34.2 %), Sincelejo (26.8 %) and Ibagué (25.4 %), While Bucaramanga, Villavicencio and Valledupar registered the lower levels, with rates between 11.5 % and 14 %.
In terms of informality, the proportion of informal employees fell to 55.1 % nationwide, with a decrease of 0.9 percentage points compared to June 2024. However, in the 13 main cities and metropolitan areas a slight increase was reported, from 41.6 % to 42.1 %.
Finallythe unstacted unemployment rate was 8.9 % For national total in June, a 9 % reduction registered in May. For the 13 cities and metropolitan areas, this rate was 8.4 %, compared to 8.9 % of the previous month.
Source: Integrated information system
